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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in contemporary calf-leather over boards, stamped gilt borders to spine, gilt lettering of Tatler over burgundy label at spine, but half of each is chipped away. Bound in at frontis is a piece by Richard Steele, an item dedicated to William Lord Cowper, set in overlarge type-face, then begins with Tuesday, January 3rd, 1709 issue (#115). The interior is remarkably bright, with some scuffing along edges, tips, joints, else quite nice. The Tatler was a gentleman's art, culture, politics, newsy rag of sorts--current events rumor and gossip and humor in about equal measure. This appears to be an omnibus edition, with a publication date of 1764 at title page but reprising short pieces back to 1709-1710. Assembled by Richard Steele, editor, raconteur, and with pieces by and about him, Isaac Bickerstaff, and others, in the form of letters and obituaries, discourses upon manners, foods, wines, architecture and the like. It mimicked Addison and Steele's The Spectator, Samuel Johnson's The Rambler and The Idler, and Goldsmith's Citizen of the World. 318 pp. plus a complete index, letter by letter.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. No publication date, c.1950? Covers dulled and staples rusy o/w an unmarked copy in good condition. m626.

Full Calf. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket as Published. VOLUME I ONLY - Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr Gray, (xxiv), 239pp, very occasional foxing, pages clean in the main, full calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettering on a red label, all edges rather rubbed, spine leather creased/starting to crack. Size: 6.75 x 4 Inches. Biographical. …

Soft Cover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket issued. Lithograph title of young man and woman and music for Dermot's Farewell; 6pp. folio, disbound, trimmed, This is presumably the 4th edition of Dermot's Farewell as it is advertised as such on the back cover.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Minor scattered marginal foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages; Physical desc.: 250 p. frontis. port.; 20 cm. Notes: Includes index. "List of Eucken's works": p. 245-248. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Eucken, Rudolf Christof 1846-1926. Religion - Philosophy.Christianity - Philosophy. Publisher's presenation copy with their uninked, impressed stamp to the title. 0 Kg. …

ESTC T125261. Gaskell, p.16. Size: Two volumes. Small 8vo. [xxvi], 239; [ii], 249, [i] pp. Polished calf (edges cores rubbed), with leather spine labels. Frontispiece. Ownership signature, stamp, date, and armorial bookplate of Jonathan Hayter. Two volumes. Small 8vo. [xxvi], 239; [ii], 249, [i] pp.

First Edition. Worn binding copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Physical description; xvi, 478 p., 5 plates (some folded) : ill. ; 21 cm. Notes; See detail records for Notes relating to this item. Subjects; Campbell, Thomas (1733-1795) Correspondence Early works to 1800. Watkinson, John M.D. Correspondence Early works to 1800. Campbell, Thomas (1733-1795). Ireland Description and travel 18th century Early works to 1800. Dublin (Ireland) Description. Ireland Description and travel Early works to 1800. Ireland Early works to 1800. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Third Edition. Good copy bound in full aniline calf with gilt blocked leather label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the panel edges and spine as with age. Remains preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 292 pages. Subjects; Agriculture. Rural Affairs. Essays. James Anderson, farmer. 1 Kg. …

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Very Good. 158pp, octavo hardcover rebound in full brown leather, burgundy with gilt title labels to spine, raised bands, fresh endpapers and prelims. Leather boards remain clean and sharp with just a hint of shelfwear to edges, inner gutters professionally reinforced with buckram strips, binding strong and solid, owner embossed stamp to ffep, previous owner name and date in pencil to prelim, dimensions of rebind project in pencil to rear pastedown, mild foxing, text clean and legible throughout. (DBell).…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First. 1. The Hempfield Rail Road, and the bonds of Ohio County, Virginia and Washington County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: John C. Clark, 1852. Quarto (9 11/16" x 5 7/8", 246mm x 149mm): A4 B-D4 [$1 signed]. 16 leaves, pp. 1-5 (title, blank, officers and directors, blank, text) 6-31, blank. Bound in the publisher's printed blue wrappers. Splitting at the spine, with some losses. Chips generally, with some peripheral tanning. Tanned generally, with damp-staining to the fore-corners. 2. An act to incorporate the Hempfield Rail Road Company, with the supplements thereto, and the act of the Virginia Legislature, granting the right of way through that state. Philadelphia: John C. Clark, 1853. Quarto (9 7/16" x 5 7/8", 241mm x 149mm): A4 B4 C2 [$1 signed]. 10 leaves, pp. 1-3 (title, blank, text) 4-20. Bound in the publisher's printed pink wrappers. Chips and splits along the spine, with old tape repairs. Peripheral losses to the wrappers, with some tanning and staining. Tanned internally. 3. Answers of the President of the Hempfield Rail Road Company, to the interrogatories of the Finance Committee of the City Councils of Philadelphia, January 25, 1853. Philadelphia: John C. Clark, 1853. Quarto (9 1/2" x 5 13/16", 241mm x 148mm): A4 B2 [$1 signed]. 6 leaves, pp. 1-3 (title, blank, text) 4-12. Bound in the publisher's printed light blue wrappers. Some peripheral chips and tanning. Mildly evenly tanned internally. 4. Charles Ellet Jr. Map of the western railroads tributary to Philadelphia with their rival lines. Philadelphia: W. Williams, 1851. Folding hand-colored engraved map (sheet: 17 9/16" x 33 9 1/6", 447mm x 853mm; neatline: 16 1/4" x 31 1/4", 413mm x 793mm). With some peripheral chips and repaired splits at the folds. The Hempfield Railroad is a type of railroad that is emblematic of mid-XIXc American railroading: the bridge line. Bridge lines were constructed across the country to connect two rival railroads (in this case, the massive Pennsylvania RR and smaller western lines in Ohio), which might refuse to connect their own lines with each other. Many of these lines were miniscule and are now long-abandoned, but the Hempfield Railroad's story is different. Unlike many other small railroads, which had issues recruiting talent in engineering, the Hempfield's chief engineer was Charles Ellet Jr. (1810-1862), a prolific civil engineer who later led the first federal survey of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. One of the marvels he constructed was the still-standing Wheeling Suspension Bridge in West Virginia, the western terminus of the Hempfield Railroad. While they were the first to open across the northern WV panhandle, they were not the only line: by 1871, they were a part of the much larger Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and most of the line is now abandoned in favor of faster (and hillier) routes via Pittsburgh. The first pamphlet describes the railroad's route and why it should be built, the second is a transcript of the legal document allowing for construction of the line, and the third records a hearing with the finance committee of the Philadelphia City Council with the president of the line. The map (spanning Ontario in the north, Nashville in the south and the Mississippi River in the west) which is sometimes circulated with the first pamphlet, shows the Hempfield's relatively small footprint, but promises that "within the next three years, all those important lines of communication will be open for trade and travel," a promise that was largely fulfilled.Catalogued by Jonah Kramer. …

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Leather. 8vo. Printed for E. Lynch, W. Whitestone; J. Williams; W. Colles; W. Wilson; J. Vallance; L. Flyn; J A Husband; T. Walker; J. Porter; C. Jenkin and W. Spotswood. 1774. Viii, 575; 604 pgs. Frontispiece present to volume I. First Irish Edition/First Printing. Bound in fine polished brown levant leather by the Riverside Press with gilt titles and raised bands present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate present to the reverse of the FFEP of volume I. Name present to the title page of both volumes, small hole present to the title page of volume II. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Lord Chesterfield was an influential politician, diplomat and cabinet minister during the reigns of George I and II, and this book is a collection of letters of advice, counsel, and sometimes genuine wisdom, written by Chesterfield, over many years, to his son, Philip Stanhope, for whom Chesterfield had the highest hopes of success in the world. But ambitous men and women, actually working in the real world, will find so much here to consider and reflect upon, that it will take several close readings to absorb all that may apply to your career. That one's knowlege of the World must be learned by experience in the World, not in an ivory tower; that one's skills and virtues are of little practical value, unless carefully presented in a pleasing and artful Image; that multitasking destroys all hope of success; these are a few of the ideas which Chesterfield presents in elegant and polished prose. But Chesterfield's personal life, as it unfolds through his letters to its tragic and sorrowful conclusion, presents the most powerful lesson of all about ambition, life, and failure, for those readers who can read beyond what is merely written. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1179 pages. …

First Dublin edition, same year as the London edition. WITHOUT Folding table. 2 vols. 8vo. ESTC T65487 Contempoary calf, spines neatly laid down, staining on last pages of Vol II WITHOUT Folding table. 2 vols. 8vo First Dublin edition, same year as the London edition.